# Law 13: Free Kicks (FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game)

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Law 13 covers the types of free kick and the indirect-free-kick signal, what happens when a free kick enters a goal, where and how every free kick is taken (four seconds, distances, the wall, lifting and feinting), the offences and sanctions at a free kick, accumulated fouls, and the direct free kick beginning with the sixth accumulated foul (DFKSAF) with its procedure, offences and outcomes.

## 13.131 Types of Free Kick and Procedure

Direct and indirect free kicks and who is awarded them; the four-second count and the indirect signal; what happens when a free kick enters a goal; where a free kick is taken, including the penalty-area, pitch-entry and off-pitch exceptions; the stationary ball and the 5m and 1m distances; and lifting, feinting and kicking at an opponent.

### Test 1: Types of free kick, the indirect signal, and the ball entering the goal

- Free kicks always go to the side opposing the guilty person, not to the offender's team or by touch or foul tally. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick))
- The count is a visible signal from one of the referees on the pitch, not from the table or the bench. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick))
- The raised arm is the signal that tells everyone the kick is indirect, whereas the other gestures belong to different decisions. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick))
- The arm stays up through the kick and until another player touches the ball or it leaves the pitch. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick))
- With the signal given, a direct entry into the goal means the defenders restart with a goal clearance. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick))
- The missing signal removes the basis for the clearance, so the kick is simply taken again. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick))
- A direct free kick may score against the opponents without any other player touching the ball. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick))
- Kicking directly into your own goal gives the other side a corner, whichever kind of free kick it was. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick))
- Only direct free kicks score straight into the opponents' goal, so the kick type is the deciding factor. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick))
- Only an indirect kick going straight into the opponents' goal earns the defenders a clearance, since the other pairings give a goal or a corner. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick))

### Test 2: Where a free kick is taken: the general rule and the penalty-area exceptions

- The starting point is the spot of the offence, with a short list of exceptions. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Defenders get a free choice of position anywhere within their own area for their own free kicks. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The kick is moved out to the line rather than taken inside the area or from a fixed spot. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The imaginary line runs parallel to the touchline, so the kick keeps its lateral position on the pitch. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The ball's position, not the offender's, sets the place, and it is brought out to the penalty-area line. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Only the free kick inside the taker's own area enjoys free placement, whereas one outside it uses the general rule. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Other Laws sometimes name a specific spot, and this exception simply defers to them. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The nearest-point rule keeps the kick on the same side as the offence. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- One exception gives freedom to the defending team's own kicks, and the other moves indirect kicks against them to the line. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The defenders' own kick is freely placed inside the area, whereas the other three are all relocated to the line. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))

### Test 3: Where a free kick is taken: pitch-entry and off-pitch offences

- Pitch-entry and exit offences are tied to the ball's position, since the offender may be off the pitch. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The kick is taken where the ball was when play stopped, not where the player stepped on. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Indirect kicks do not start inside an area, so the nearest line point replaces the ball's spot. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The exit offence draws an indirect free kick, positioned by the ball rather than by the offender. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Off-pitch offences come back to the closest boundary-line point. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Both conditions must combine, so an indirect offence stays a free kick even on that stretch of end line. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The Law carves out outside agents, whose incidents are handled differently. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- A penalty needs the nearest point to lie on the offender's end-line section, and a touchline point does not qualify. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Entry and exit offences follow the ball, while offences committed off the pitch follow the boundary line. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The defender's offence is relocated to the line, but an entry offence outside an area is simply taken where the ball was. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))

### Test 4: The ball, the four seconds, and the 5m and 1m distances

- A free kick starts from a stationary ball, wherever on the pitch it is taken. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Play begins with a kick that visibly moves the ball, not with a whistle or a second touch. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- A second touch by the kicker must wait for contact with someone else. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The standard distance is five metres, whichever kind of free kick is taken. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Attackers wait outside the defenders' penalty area until the kick is in play. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- A wall of two or more defenders is protected by a 1m buffer, much smaller than the 5m ball distance. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The buffer lasts until the kick is taken and the ball clearly moves. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The four-second limit is fixed for all free kicks. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The two duties are different: the kicker waits for another player's touch, whereas the opponents give space. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The correct set combines a still ball, the four-second limit and the 5m distance, and each distractor alters one of the three. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))

### Test 5: Taking the kick: lifting, feinting, and kicking at an opponent

- The Law explicitly allows lifting the ball with one foot or with both feet at once. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Feinting is part of futsal, so it is not penalised at an ordinary free kick. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- A deliberate, non-careless kick at an opponent to replay the ball is accepted, and play goes on. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The ban on a second touch ends as soon as another player, opponent or team-mate, has touched the ball. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The protection lasts only while the kick is not careless, reckless or forceful. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The Law names the two-footed lift alongside the one-footed lift. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Ordinary free kicks tolerate feints, in contrast to some stricter restarts. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- The Law sets no minimum travel distance, as a clear movement after the kick is enough. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Both techniques are explicitly accepted, so neither is a restriction on the kicker. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))
- Feinting and lifting are both permitted, whereas the other three are breaches of the procedure. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure))

## 13.132 Free-Kick Offences, and Accumulated Fouls

Opponents too close to the ball and the 1m wall rule, quick free kicks and deliberate delay; the kicker's second touch, handball and a replacement substitute touching the ball; the four-second limit and encroachment in the penalty area; what counts as an accumulated foul and how it is counted and recorded; and advantage, signals and extra time.

### Test 1: Opponents too close, quick free kicks, and the wall

- Encroaching opponents normally force a retake, with advantage as the one route around it. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- A quick kick that is intercepted by a close opponent is not retaken, so play simply goes on. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Deliberate obstruction of a quick free kick is punished as a delay, which draws a caution. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The retake applies to the ordinary close opponent, whereas an intercepted quick kick is left to stand. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Breaking the 1m buffer around the wall gives the defenders an indirect free kick. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The Law speaks of two or more defenders forming a wall. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The distance offences are handled differently, so one gives a retake and the other a restart for the defenders. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Advantage is the named way to let play continue instead of retaking. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Intent matters, since deliberate blocking is a disciplinary matter while ordinary closeness is not. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The possible results are a retake, an intercepted quick kick left alone, or a caution when the block was deliberate. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))

### Test 2: The kicker's own offences: second touch, handball, substitute

- A second touch by the kicker is an indirect-free-kick offence. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Handling upgrades the second-touch offence from indirect to direct. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- A handball inside the kicker's own area gives the opponents a penalty. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The goalkeeper is the exception, and the restart drops to an indirect free kick. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The replacement counts as the kicker's second touch, so the opponents get an indirect kick at the point of contact. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Nothing is kicked from inside an area for an indirect offence, so the closest line point applies. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The offence needs the replacement to touch the ball first, so simply entering is not enough. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The handling makes the difference, since the foot touch is indirect and the hand touch is direct. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The Law names the substitute replacing the kicker as the second post-kick offence. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The whole offence is about the kicker's touch coming before any other player's. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))

### Test 3: Four seconds and penalty-area encroachment

- Overrunning the count gives the opponents an indirect kick. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The restart keeps the original position rather than moving elsewhere. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Inside the delaying team's own area, the kick moves out to the closest line point. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Attackers who lacked time to leave are not punished, so nothing stops play. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Playing the ball before it is in play from inside the area forces a retake. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Mere presence is tolerated, but touching or challenging for the ball is not. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The retake applies to playing or challenging for the ball, and not to simple presence. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- The offence is indirect wherever it happens, so no penalty results. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Both are indirect-free-kick offences, whatever the position. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))
- Only the area encroachment among these options brings a retake, whereas the other three are all acceptable. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions))

### Test 4: Accumulated fouls: what counts and how they are recorded

- The count is built from direct-free-kick offences. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- The Law names Laws 3, 4 and 12 as the sources of such fouls. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- The match report keeps the official tally for every team in every period. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- The count is kept separately for each team and each period. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- Indirect offences never enter the tally, since the count is tied to direct kicks. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- Second-period fouls carry into extra time rather than restarting. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- Each regular period starts afresh, so the first-period count does not accumulate into the second. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- Cards are a separate matter, so the direct free kick still adds to the tally. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- The second-period tally starts from zero, so only the three count. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- The tally combines the direct-kick source with a team-and-period basis. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))

### Test 5: Advantage, signals and the link to the sixth foul

- Both conditions must hold, so a low tally alone is not enough. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- Five earlier fouls rule advantage out for the next one. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- The signalling waits for the first stoppage. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- The Law prescribes mandatory signals directed at the timekeeper and third referee. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- Without the signal, the foul could go unrecorded even though it happened. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- Playing advantage does not erase the foul, which remains in the tally. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- The advantage option disappears when a goal or clear chance is denied. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- The restart is the direct free kick starting with the sixth accumulated foul (DFKSAF), whose procedure Law 13 sets out in detail. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- The limit of five applies to the offending team's own tally. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))
- Advantage affects the restart but leaves the count and signal intact. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls))

## 13.133 The Direct Free Kick Beginning with the Sixth Accumulated Foul

When the DFKSAF is awarded and the penalty-kick exception; the 10m mark and the offence zone; no wall and the compulsory shot at goal; the positions of the goalkeeper and the other players; the kick itself, back-heels, four seconds and the end of a period; and every offence and outcome from encroachment, the kicker's side, the goalkeeper's side, both teams and outside agents.

### Test 1: When a DFKSAF is awarded, the 10m mark, and no wall

- The special kick begins with a team's sixth foul, counted separately for each period. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- Once the sixth foul is reached, every further accumulated foul in the period is treated the same way. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- Inside the area, the ordinary penalty kick takes the place of the DFKSAF. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- The standard position is the 10m mark, with part of the ball on or over its centre. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- Only offences in the zone behind the imaginary 10m line give the kicker a choice. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- Outside the zone near the end line, the fixed 10m mark is the only position. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- The kick is meant as a direct attempt on goal, and the kicker has no other option. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- A wall has no place at this kick, unlike an ordinary free kick. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- The DFKSAF is a compulsory shot at goal without a wall, in contrast to an ordinary direct kick. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- Both parts must be right, so each distractor breaks either the count, the basis or the no-wall rule. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))

### Test 2: Who stands where: the goalkeeper, other players, and the signal

- The goalkeeper must be at least five metres away until the kick. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- Delaying and touching the goal frame are the named forms of unfair distraction. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- A moving frame or net could distract the kicker, so it has to be still. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- All four conditions apply together: on the pitch, at 5m, behind the ball and outside the area. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- The Law fixes position by whatever part of the body is touching the pitch. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- Identifying the kicker is what makes a wrong-kicker offence recognisable. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- The go-ahead comes from a referee, and only once everyone is correctly placed. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- Three metres is inside the required 5m, so it is a goalkeeper offence. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- The area is off limits for every player except the kicker and goalkeeper. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))
- Each distractor spoils either the goalkeeper's distance or the placement of the other players. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure))

### Test 3: The kick itself: direction, four seconds, second touch, end of a period

- The kick is a direct attempt on the opponents' goal. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick))
- A back-heel is fine when it is still a direct attempt on goal. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick))
- Unlike an ordinary free kick, the ball must move towards the opponents' goal to be in play. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick))
- The four-second limit applies to the DFKSAF as it does to every free kick. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick))
- The delay gives the defenders an indirect free kick, taken where the DFKSAF was due. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick))
- Playing the ball twice before anyone else touches it gives the opponents an indirect kick again. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick))
- As at any other kick, handling turns the offence into a direct one. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick))
- The period is extended until the kick has run its course. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick))
- The kick is finished once the ball stops or leaves the pitch, among a small set of other events. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick))
- A mere goalkeeper touch does not end the kick, but the other three events all do. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick))

### Test 4: Offences before the ball is in play: encroachment and the kicker's side

- The kicker's side is penalised when the encroachment clearly affected the goalkeeper. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- Playing the ball or challenging for it, then scoring or creating a chance, makes the encroachment punishable. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- For the defending side the test is a clear impact on the kicker, or playing the ball to prevent a chance. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- The first offence is a warning, and later ones are cautioned. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- A goal scored after the kicker's side offends does not stand. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- Without a goal there is no retake, and the defenders receive an indirect kick. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- The three exceptions all break the nature of the kick, and they end in an indirect kick whatever the outcome. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- Feinting after the run-up is illegal feinting, which is a cautionable offence. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- The timing separates the two cases, and only a feint after the run-up is punished. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- A wrong kicker is punished at once, without any warning stage. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))

### Test 5: Outcomes: the goalkeeper's side, both teams, and outside agents

- The goalkeeper cannot benefit from an offence, so the goal stands. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- A retake in this case needs a clear impact on the kicker. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- The goalkeeper gains no advantage from a stop made through an offence. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- The goalkeeper is warned first, then cautioned for later offences. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- A miss after a defending team-mate's offence brings a retake plus a first warning. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- Equal offences cancel out, giving a retake with warnings for the offenders. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- The kicker's offence takes priority in a simultaneous offence, so the defenders get the indirect kick. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- As a rule interference is repaired by retaking the kick. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- Harmless interference does not cancel a goal, unless the attacking side caused it. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))
- Once the kick has run its course through a rebound, interference leads to a dropped ball. (Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions))

Sources: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Law, not reproduced)

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